But, somehow I can't see Michelle 0bama doing that.
Ok, regarding the cheap pkts. of seed - They are the way that inventories are balanced in the seed industry - note that they say 'Packed for 2009 season' does not say produced in 2008 for 2009 season, as long as they meet the State required germination percentage, they can be sold that way. Many are varieties that just didn't sell well enough - therefore the older varieties show up.
Producing those hybrid seeds is a very labor intensive industry, so guess where many of them are produced... India has a huge hybrid seed production industry.
I bought my seeds from Baker Creek Seeds last year. They are all heirloom seeds, open pollinated, and most are rare. One variety, the “Old Tennessee Muskmelon”, yielded me over a dozen muskmelons, each weighing in at 12 - 14 pounds, and a taste to remember. Baker Creek can be found at www.rareseeds.com. Warning: Highly addictive - too many good choices - Hard to make a decision.
Producing those hybrid seeds is a very labor intensive industry, so guess where many of them are produced... India has a huge hybrid seed production industry. <<<
So once again, we will need to rely on a foreign country to supply our basic needs....scary as all get out.
In war time, shipping seeds will not be at the top of the list and all your saved seeds will be all that saves lives.
Americans need to wake up and face the fact that we are no longer a country, but are indeed only a bedroom community of the world.
My area, an 18 mile wide valley, between Laughlin and Bullhead City/Laughlin, Nevada, is considered by the planners as a “bedroom community” for the Laughlin workers.
No money is spent here by the gov, except the 4 lane highway 68 to Laughlin.
We grow like crazy and have for 20 years, a guess would be from 200 to 400 homes 20 years ago to 10,000 homes today and it could be many more.
all serviced by private water companies, trash pick up companies, no sewer or gas lines, it is all septic and butane tanks.
Guess we are lucky to have phone and electric and wouldn’t have that, except the phone company got a big gov grant about 40 years ago and ran phone lines to areas that still do not have homes.
Save seeds, or you will be sorry, should be in all the ads and garden information sites.